NAME

       mkaf - create a Performance Co-Pilot archive folio

SYNOPSIS

       $PCP_BINADM_DIR/mkaf [findopts] filename ...

DESCRIPTION

       A  collection  of  one  or more Performance Co-Pilot (see PCPIntro(1)) archive logs may be
       combined with mkaf to produce a PCP archive folio and the associated archive folio control
       file.   Some PCP tools use mkaf to create archive folios, e.g.  the ``record'' facility in
       the pmchart(1) and pmview(1) tools, to facilitate playback with pmafm(1).

       mkaf processes each filename argument, and if this is a component file from a PCP  archive
       that archive is added to the folio.

       If filename is a directory, then this is searched recursively using find(1).  Any filename
       argument beginning with a ``-'' is assumed to be a find(1) command line option (findopts);
       the default is -follow if no findopts are specified.

       The first named archive in the folio is assumed to be associated with the default host for
       any tool that tries to replay multiple archives from the folio.

       The folio control file is written to standard output, and has the following format.

       1. The first line contains the word PCPFolio.

       2. The second line contains the  tag  Version:  followed  by  the  format  version  number
          (currently 1).

       3. For subsequent lines, blank lines and lines beginning with ``#'' are ignored.

       4. The  line  beginning  with  the  tag  Created:  documents  where and when the folio was
          created.

       5. The line beginning with the tag Creator: identifies the tool which  created  the  folio
          (and  is  assumed  to  know  how  to replay the archive folio).  If present, the second
          argument is the name of a configuration file that the creator tool could use to  replay
          the  archive  folio,  e.g.  with  the replay command for pmafm(1).  In the case of mkaf
          (unlike pmchart(1) or pmview(1)) there is no knowledge of the contents of the archives,
          so  the ``creator'' cannot replay the archive, however pmchart(1) is able to replay any
          archive, and so this tool is identified as the Creator: for archive folios  created  by
          mkaf(1).

       6. This  is then followed by one or more lines beginning with the tag Archive: followed by
          the hostname and base name of the archive.

       For example
            $ mkaf mydir/gonzo
       might produce the following folio control file.

       PCPFolio
       Version: 1
       # use pmafm(1) to process this PCP archive folio
       #
       Created: on gonzo at Tue Jul  2 03:35:54 EST 1996
       Creator: pmchart
       #               Host                    Basename
       #
       Archive:        gonzo                   mydir/gonzo/960627
       Archive:        gonzo                   mydir/gonzo/960628
       Archive:        gonzo                   mydir/gonzo/960629
       Archive:        gonzo                   mydir/gonzo/960630
       Archive:        gonzo                   mydir/gonzo/960701
       Archive:        gonzo                   mydir/gonzo/960701.00.10
       Archive:        gonzo                   mydir/gonzo/960701.05.25
       Archive:        gonzo                   mydir/gonzo/960702.00.10

PCP ENVIRONMENT

       Environment variables with the prefix PCP_ are used to parameterize the file and directory
       names used by PCP.  On each installation, the file /etc/pcp.conf contains the local values
       for these variables.  The $PCP_CONF  variable  may  be  used  to  specify  an  alternative
       configuration file, as described in pcp.conf(5).

SEE ALSO

       find(1), PCPIntro(1), pmafm(1), pmchart(1), pmview(1), pcp.conf(5) and pcp.env(5).

DIAGNOSTICS

       Some informational messages, warnings and pathological conditions are reported on standard
       error.